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want to show you the national temperatures. we have cool stuff right across the northern states here. cooler air is coming in from canada. the fall season beginning across the north but the heat in oklahoma city today at 94. a little bit of that warmth is going to head our way tomorrow and saturday before another front heads this way. but you can clearly see this northwesterly flow. you see the clouds diving from the northwest to the southeast. that's that push of the cooler air into the northern part of the country. it's going to hit the great lakes and go more east than south here initially. but by saturday night, the front comes through so sunday will cool down behind that. until then we're looking at just a few high clouds with a good deal of sunshine. we may see a shower west of i- 81 tomorrow afternoon with a better chance for us late saturday afternoon, saturday evening with that front. so looks great really today, 78. tonight closer to 60 in d.c. closer to 50 in the outer suburbs so not as chilly. warm tomorrow, 82, a g
want to show you the national temperatures. we have cool stuff right across the northern states here. cooler air is coming in from canada. the fall season beginning across the north but the heat in oklahoma city today at 94. a little bit of that warmth is going to head our way tomorrow and saturday before another front heads this way. but you can clearly see this northwesterly flow. you see the clouds diving from the northwest to the southeast. that's that push of the cooler air into the...
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right at reagan national now 62. and for the rest of the day today, here's your storm team 4 four-day forecast, afternoon highs into the upper 70s with lots of sun and a little bit of a blustery wind gusting to around 20 miles an hour or so. we'll have a few clouds racing through midday and during the early part of the afternoon. then a chill in the air tonight. in fact, all the way down to near 50 degrees tomorrow morning. and during the day on tuesday, a gorgeous autumn day. afternoon highs in the upper 70s. and then on wednesday and thursday, still comfortably dry, chilly in the mornings, mild in the afternoons, a few clouds coming through. here's a look at friday and your weekend. looks like it will remain dry friday, highs low 80s, then getting a little more humid on saturday and sunday. not sweltering humidity. a front coming in might trigger a passing shower. looks like maybe saturday night and parts of sunday. i'm back in ten minutes. mike is in for danella with your "first 4 traffic." good morning, mike. >>
right at reagan national now 62. and for the rest of the day today, here's your storm team 4 four-day forecast, afternoon highs into the upper 70s with lots of sun and a little bit of a blustery wind gusting to around 20 miles an hour or so. we'll have a few clouds racing through midday and during the early part of the afternoon. then a chill in the air tonight. in fact, all the way down to near 50 degrees tomorrow morning. and during the day on tuesday, a gorgeous autumn day. afternoon highs...
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that's at reagan national. many areas calm winds and that's a allowed the temperatures to -- that's allowed the temperatures to fall. storms east and north of st. louis. we're watching a cold front that will get close enough to us for the second half of the week into the weekend that we're going to have a couple of showers here and there. the problem is sometimes you get a little -- you get ripples waves of energy to ride the front. trying to time it in this environment is nearly impossible but at least in the long term. the short-term a little bit better. we're expecting a few more clouds this afternoon. maybe some of the showers getting toward ohio if you happen to be traveling in that direction and moving into pennsylvania tonight. this is midnight. got clouds north. clear skies south. up north overnight can't rule out a spotty shower or two by tomorrow morning. during the day on wednesday, we're looking at sunny skies, at least through lunch time. but then in the afternoon can't rule out a possible shower,
that's at reagan national. many areas calm winds and that's a allowed the temperatures to -- that's allowed the temperatures to fall. storms east and north of st. louis. we're watching a cold front that will get close enough to us for the second half of the week into the weekend that we're going to have a couple of showers here and there. the problem is sometimes you get a little -- you get ripples waves of energy to ride the front. trying to time it in this environment is nearly impossible but...
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not just here but so much of the nation. down into the 80s for highs into areas through the deep south coming up on sunday. for your afternoon, 87 to 91 degrees. still a touch humid. and you might even call today hot. 75 to 81. we're warm for the evening. seven-day forecast right here for you. from 91 today to 88 on saturday. we step it way down to the mid september type temperatures for sunday. look at that dry period. nothing but sunshine, danella, monday, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. >> veronica, that sounds great. but what's not great is your first4 traffic report right now because we're going to focus on the rails. taking the marc train. several delays. they are growing as we speak. this is where it is at my last check. 37 minutes. this is the delay on the brunswick east train 870 due to a mechanical problem. a switch problem, your delay is at least 18 minutes. penn south 505. at least two ten-minute delays on brunswick east. here's what's happening. metro is honoring marc tickets and good news if you're taking the
not just here but so much of the nation. down into the 80s for highs into areas through the deep south coming up on sunday. for your afternoon, 87 to 91 degrees. still a touch humid. and you might even call today hot. 75 to 81. we're warm for the evening. seven-day forecast right here for you. from 91 today to 88 on saturday. we step it way down to the mid september type temperatures for sunday. look at that dry period. nothing but sunshine, danella, monday, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday....
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a ceremony was held yesterday on the national mall. it was held to commemorate the 67th anniversary of v-j day, the day the allies defeated japan in 1945. the event included a wreath laying ceremony and also a performance from the u.s. marine corps brass quartet. ♪ and the wet weather could not stop the annual labor day concert. the concert was moved inside the eisenhower theater at the kennedy center. officials made the decision early yesterday because of the threat of bad weather. thankfully it did not impact the crowds. the national symphony orchestra played to an almost packed house. impressive show. >> much more comfortable inside than outside. >> right. it's not just the rain. it's the humidity. you know? we couldn't see temperatures in the 90s but, you know, maybe 80s. >> sticky and muggy. >> you want to be comfortable, right? >> exactly. >> if you're going to be doing anything outdoors today. pack the umbrella. kids, family. make sure it's the big umbrella. you know, golf umbrella. we want to keep everybody dry. 75, our tempe
a ceremony was held yesterday on the national mall. it was held to commemorate the 67th anniversary of v-j day, the day the allies defeated japan in 1945. the event included a wreath laying ceremony and also a performance from the u.s. marine corps brass quartet. ♪ and the wet weather could not stop the annual labor day concert. the concert was moved inside the eisenhower theater at the kennedy center. officials made the decision early yesterday because of the threat of bad weather....
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the nationals are in baby for the first time in deck kids. >> nationals' fans, the wait is over! >> pretty cool. with that pitch from drew storen the nationals won last night's game. guaranteeing them a spot in the postseason. the franchise hasn't been in the playoffs since they were the expos and they went back in 1981. d.c., our region hasn't had a baseball playoff contender in 79 years, that's 1933. >> this is awesome. >> wonderful. >> 79 years. >> the expos. but we're not the expos anymore. >> absolutely fantastic. this is awesome. >> we're the nats. >> bigger and better things to come in the next coming weeks here for the nationals. >> indeed. we have reaction from the nationals' players in sports and of course when you can get the playoff tickets. >>> so exciting. in the meantime president obama has a timeline to withdraw combat troops from afghanistan by 2014. >> and as of this morning, a significant group of u.s. troops has now left the country. that story coming up. >> plus, it might not be a good day to be driving in california as millions of people will be stopping for
the nationals are in baby for the first time in deck kids. >> nationals' fans, the wait is over! >> pretty cool. with that pitch from drew storen the nationals won last night's game. guaranteeing them a spot in the postseason. the franchise hasn't been in the playoffs since they were the expos and they went back in 1981. d.c., our region hasn't had a baseball playoff contender in 79 years, that's 1933. >> this is awesome. >> wonderful. >> 79 years. >> the...
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mostly cloudy at national. dew point 64. it's way up there. frontal boundary stretches out from texas and oklahoma all the way across the mississippi valley here. the tennessee valley. and for us, we're still on the south side of that boundary. once this boundary slips to our south over the next couple of days, we'll get some cooler, drier air to work in. those storms there, i think that's what we'll see late this afternoon and this evening. 82 today. a late thunderstorm returning. tonight low to mid-60s. maybe some upper 50s with scattered showers and storms. tomorrow upper 70s with some afternoon showers. maybe a rumble of thunder, especially south and east of town. isolated showers saturday and if we're lucky i'll pull it out of the forecast by noon. that front may get far enough south not to cause us any problems. 74 saturday. 74 sunday and 72 on monday. let's go over to monika samtani here at 5:48 with timesaver traffic. >>> an accident now in virginia. it's on the northbound side of i-95 right before you get to aquia harbor. it's blockin
mostly cloudy at national. dew point 64. it's way up there. frontal boundary stretches out from texas and oklahoma all the way across the mississippi valley here. the tennessee valley. and for us, we're still on the south side of that boundary. once this boundary slips to our south over the next couple of days, we'll get some cooler, drier air to work in. those storms there, i think that's what we'll see late this afternoon and this evening. 82 today. a late thunderstorm returning. tonight low...
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this is the nationals largest first place lead of the season. they also still have the best record in all of baseball. >>> he doesn't even have an nfl start under he's belt yet but one teammate is already very impressed with robert griffin iii. josh morgan tells website on tap that rg3 is as fast as a michael vick make throws like peyton manning and reads defenses like tom brady. he is humble and gracious on and off the field. he plays against the new orleans saints at 1:00. don't miss the kickoff of the nfl season tonight. reining super bowl champs will take on the dallas cowboys. two of our rivals. you can catch the showdown right here on nbc4. >> good game. >>> time is 5:27. coming up, making her case to keep president obama in office. what first lady michelle obama told the american people. >>> plus, how you will soon be able to honor neil armstrong here in the district. >>> showers are moving through the district. a look at how they might impact your morning. >>> looking at the headlines making stories right now at 5:30. right now at least
this is the nationals largest first place lead of the season. they also still have the best record in all of baseball. >>> he doesn't even have an nfl start under he's belt yet but one teammate is already very impressed with robert griffin iii. josh morgan tells website on tap that rg3 is as fast as a michael vick make throws like peyton manning and reads defenses like tom brady. he is humble and gracious on and off the field. he plays against the new orleans saints at 1:00. don't miss...
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this is just absolutely heartbreaking for the national zoo. and for china where this cub would have been going, in about four years. after the cub was pronounced dead, the first call zoo officials made was to their counterparts in china. i have just learned from the zoo spokeswoman. she informed us the veterinarian is going to be holding a press conference at 10:00 this morning. at that point in time we are supposed to get an update on the condition of the mom, but we are also supposed to be getting those preliminary results about what happened to the giant panda cub. it will not be the full report. that takes about two weeks but again 10:00 this morning we'll be getting our first inkal as to what went wrong. >>> dc police say two men were stabbed yesterday during a street robbery in the 100 block of bstreet not far from howard university. three robbers approached five people one of the robbers was carrying a knife. the first victim was stabbed in the chest the neck and the back. the second person was stabbed in the wrist. police are working t
this is just absolutely heartbreaking for the national zoo. and for china where this cub would have been going, in about four years. after the cub was pronounced dead, the first call zoo officials made was to their counterparts in china. i have just learned from the zoo spokeswoman. she informed us the veterinarian is going to be holding a press conference at 10:00 this morning. at that point in time we are supposed to get an update on the condition of the mom, but we are also supposed to be...
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his highly anticipated speech will wrap up the democratic national convention. la night, though, it was former president bill clinton who electrified delegates with a 50-minute speech. nbc's tracie potts is live in charlotte for us this morning. it wasn't supposed to be a 50-minute speech, but tracie, we're talking about bill clinton. >> it was bill clinton, and also the applause stretched out the length of that speech. nonetheless, he was making the case of why he thinks president obama deserves four more years, essentially saying that he could have never turned around the economy in just four years given the situation that he was handed. now, we got a big surprise last night, also, because even though we're not supposed to see the president until tonight, he made a surprise appearance on stage at the end of that speech. and here's what president clinton had to say about why he thinks the president should be re-elected. >> i want a man who believes with no doubt that we can build a new american dream economy driven by innovation and creativity, by education and
his highly anticipated speech will wrap up the democratic national convention. la night, though, it was former president bill clinton who electrified delegates with a 50-minute speech. nbc's tracie potts is live in charlotte for us this morning. it wasn't supposed to be a 50-minute speech, but tracie, we're talking about bill clinton. >> it was bill clinton, and also the applause stretched out the length of that speech. nonetheless, he was making the case of why he thinks president obama...
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. >> and ahead in sports, the nationals are one step closer to winning the national league east. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. we still have a few showers in the metro east. those will be pulling out the next couple of hours. all in all we'll start out okay if you just hang out a couple more hours but we have to watch out later on this afternoon for a few more thunderstorms. we'll see skies become partly sunny. temperatures will rise into the mid-70s by lunch time. then into the afternoon. that's when we have the threat for a few more showers and storms. ghs around 80. >>> good news. inner loop of the beltway in bethesda, all lanes just reopened between old georgetown road and georgetown pike. your lanes are open. right now good pace here in bethesda. your next timesaver traffic at 5:17. mike, back to you. >> thanks, bev. >>> here's what's making news at 5:10 this morning. early this morning, police in minute ap police announced a gun -- minute ap police announced a gun -- minute ap police announce -- minneapolis police announced a gunman shot four other people and kille
. >> and ahead in sports, the nationals are one step closer to winning the national league east. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. we still have a few showers in the metro east. those will be pulling out the next couple of hours. all in all we'll start out okay if you just hang out a couple more hours but we have to watch out later on this afternoon for a few more thunderstorms. we'll see skies become partly sunny. temperatures will rise into the mid-70s by lunch time. then...
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reagan national at 60 degrees. other temperatures farther away from washington, farther west and north, as usual, shenandoah wa valley into the mountains. southern maryland, only near 50 degrees most locations as well as the northern neck. right near the bay waters, mid-50s to near 60. hour by hour, 6:00 a.m., low 50s. still a chill in the air. sunrise at 6:47. a gorgeous day coming up for our lunch hour. highs near 80 by 3:00 p.m. when children are coming home from school andette going back to work by late afternoon. i'm back with a hometown forecast in ten minutes. first 4 traffic now with danella. good morning, danella. >> good morning, tom. >>> checking the roadways for you. things still look pretty good. traveling bw parkway between the baltimore beltway and the capitol beltway, travel lanes are open, even considering on 225 as you make your commute through southeast. no issues to report. travel lanes are open. traveling on 50 in maryland, past east-west highway, no major issues here as you make your way trave
reagan national at 60 degrees. other temperatures farther away from washington, farther west and north, as usual, shenandoah wa valley into the mountains. southern maryland, only near 50 degrees most locations as well as the northern neck. right near the bay waters, mid-50s to near 60. hour by hour, 6:00 a.m., low 50s. still a chill in the air. sunrise at 6:47. a gorgeous day coming up for our lunch hour. highs near 80 by 3:00 p.m. when children are coming home from school andette going back to...
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reagan national airport. around area right now, temperatures, bowie, maryland, coming in currently at 72 degrees. good morning to you folks over in great falls and herndon, 72. 7 3 down in huntingtown, maryland, at the bus stop. it's going to be a little wet. take along the umbrella. 70 to 76. going up to a high of 85 degrees. more of your seven-day forecast coming up. but right now, traffic. danella? >> thanks. still watching the roads for you. and still seeing a report of a disabled vehicle southbound 395 near duke street. doesn't look like it's in the road there. not seeing any delays use make your way towards the area where the disabled is reported. let's head over to 50. nice and clear in maryland. in fact, from annapolis bridge -- bay bridge to the beltway, nice and clear. even 50 inside the beltway, no issues to report. a live look at 202. nice and clear as you make your way to new york avenue. eun and aaron, back over to you. >> 5:12 is your time. it is dominating the headlines even before its release
reagan national airport. around area right now, temperatures, bowie, maryland, coming in currently at 72 degrees. good morning to you folks over in great falls and herndon, 72. 7 3 down in huntingtown, maryland, at the bus stop. it's going to be a little wet. take along the umbrella. 70 to 76. going up to a high of 85 degrees. more of your seven-day forecast coming up. but right now, traffic. danella? >> thanks. still watching the roads for you. and still seeing a report of a disabled...
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crank into the lower 80s. 38 for reagan national airport. warmer to the south and off to the west but winds will stay out of the west today so it's going to feel quite warm and comfortable. right now we're sitting in the 60s in the city center. cooler 50s off to the north and west. we'll definitely see an opportunity for those showers later on today. code green for today, tomorrow, and friday, but once we get into thursday and friday, we're going to keep overcast skies not only the first to days but clear into the weekend. so the seven-day forecast will feature a bit after cooldown as we strip those winds out of the north and northeast for friday and saturday. >>> wet road conditions always concern me, especially early in the morning when everybody is traveling a little faster than normal because the roads are light. be aware of some wet road conditions. keep your speed limits down right now. no problems to report on the west side of town. as you cross the american legion bridge, gw parkway down toward tysons and annandale, you'll be fine. w
crank into the lower 80s. 38 for reagan national airport. warmer to the south and off to the west but winds will stay out of the west today so it's going to feel quite warm and comfortable. right now we're sitting in the 60s in the city center. cooler 50s off to the north and west. we'll definitely see an opportunity for those showers later on today. code green for today, tomorrow, and friday, but once we get into thursday and friday, we're going to keep overcast skies not only the first to...
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reagan national now at 59. and then a little farther out, outside the beltway, much of prince george's county now just in the upper 40s and low 50s. same thing with montgomery and fairfax and farther west around the shenandoah valley and much of northern virginia into the mountains, all these areas in blue are in the 40s. and on the eastern shore, too, away from the waters, a few locations there in the 40s this morning. and we're going to have another gorgeous day, but this chilly morning will be with us here for another few hours. by noontime, the low 70s. low humidity the rest of the afternoon. bright, sparkling sun and a sapphire blue sky. highs reaching upper 70s by midafternoon. sunrise, 6:46. sunset, 7:22. i'm back in ten minutes with another hometown forecast. mike is in for dawnela with your first 4 traffic. >> good morning. things looking good on the beltway. no serious delays on the inner or outer loop. let's look at 66 eastbound side. fantastic as you make your way to 495. live look at fairfax county
reagan national now at 59. and then a little farther out, outside the beltway, much of prince george's county now just in the upper 40s and low 50s. same thing with montgomery and fairfax and farther west around the shenandoah valley and much of northern virginia into the mountains, all these areas in blue are in the 40s. and on the eastern shore, too, away from the waters, a few locations there in the 40s this morning. and we're going to have another gorgeous day, but this chilly morning will...
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this now a nation in mourning. a vigil in washington last night as those bodies are due to arrive sometime today. aaron? >> thank you, tracy. >>> the attack in libya leading to vigils and memorial services around the world. one of those services took place last night outside the white house. the man who organized it grew up in falls church and took a year off from george mason to become a freedom fighter in libya. he knew ambassador stevens personally. >> he was really enthusiastic about being there and he was also very enthusiastic and excited about libyan americans coming and helping. i remember him specifically telling us, the few libyan-americans that were there, telling us he's very proud as an american that we're here as americans helping out this revolution. >> stevens is the sixth u.s. ambassador killed on duty. the last one, adolph dubbs, who died in afghanistan in 1979. >>> an aid worker from rockville kidnapped in pakistan last year is now asking for israel's help to be freed. 71-year-old warn weinstein
this now a nation in mourning. a vigil in washington last night as those bodies are due to arrive sometime today. aaron? >> thank you, tracy. >>> the attack in libya leading to vigils and memorial services around the world. one of those services took place last night outside the white house. the man who organized it grew up in falls church and took a year off from george mason to become a freedom fighter in libya. he knew ambassador stevens personally. >> he was really...
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the nationals got an unexpected day off yesterday. their series opener against the dodgers was postponed because of rain. the two sides will play a doubleheader today starting at 4:05. the nats can clinch a playoff spot by sweeping today's game as the mlb season heads into the final two weeks. now time to start looking at the post-season honors. davey johnson has proven he deserves to be manager of the year since taking over june of last year, he's turned this ball club into one of the league's best. >> i think he does a great job at trusting us and, you know, puts us out there and doesn't second-guess us. he's going to be our biggest -- he'll back us up and trust us to do what we do. i think that's one of the reasons why we've been so successful. >> the word cy young award has been thrown around with gio gonzalez. 19 wins, 96 strikeouts and 2.95era. bryce harper making a case for rookie of the year, .263 batting average, 13 stolen bases. and adam la roche also with stellar play at first place. alex ovechkin thinks the nhl lockout cou
the nationals got an unexpected day off yesterday. their series opener against the dodgers was postponed because of rain. the two sides will play a doubleheader today starting at 4:05. the nats can clinch a playoff spot by sweeping today's game as the mlb season heads into the final two weeks. now time to start looking at the post-season honors. davey johnson has proven he deserves to be manager of the year since taking over june of last year, he's turned this ball club into one of the league's...
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according to the national climatic center, 60% of the country is extremely dry. the only time it was worse was the dust bowl in the 1930s and back in the 1950s. 90% of nebraska is coping with drought conditions. the united states is the number one producer of corn, wheat, and soy, and the drought is expected to drive up food prices. >> i know around here we've been dealing with rain deficits and such, but, tom, it's hard to complain about anything we're finding with the weather the next few days. >> the rain will probably be arriving next week but not for the weekend. it's looking terrific. starting off another chilly morning. much of the region, we're down in the 50s from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches. right near the waters, it's right near 60. on the potomac tidal rig. we'll be up near 80 by midafternoon, still not very humid. and then a front coming through tonight. going to usher in more dry air. as it does push in, it will bring some clouds this friday evening, for your friday evening plans. might have a few passing sprinkles this evening
according to the national climatic center, 60% of the country is extremely dry. the only time it was worse was the dust bowl in the 1930s and back in the 1950s. 90% of nebraska is coping with drought conditions. the united states is the number one producer of corn, wheat, and soy, and the drought is expected to drive up food prices. >> i know around here we've been dealing with rain deficits and such, but, tom, it's hard to complain about anything we're finding with the weather the next...